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Zanne — For Eugene: Setting Sail
Published: 2004-10-09 06:37:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 5272; Favourites: 233; Downloads: 834
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Whee...I finally finished it!
Here is my half of an art trade with , wherein she wished for a Zelgadis in modern clothes, in an autumn setting. ^_^ I have always thought ponds and lakes to be very relaxing and a good place to think, and I have a feeling that a modern Zel would frequent the local parks or ponds for some quality alone time.
Leaf boats are cathartic, I tell you.
This picture was a lot of fun to do, not only because I got to paint my favorite Slayers character, but I also got the chance to use a lot of different tools and brushes. And may I say...the Seurat brush works wonders for background trees. *grin*
Sorry it took me so long, Eugene, I hope you like it! Thank you SO MUCH again for my sword practicing Zel picture! ^_^
FULL-VIEW IS RECOMMENDED! ^_^ I am sorry about the size of it, but I wanted to show details and brushstrokes.
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*hugs tight* Thank you VERY much, lady. Your support is ALWAYS appreciated...s'part of what keeps me going.
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Very nice! I just love how you were able to draw the trees. I find that trees can be hard to draw at times. ^_^
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*grin* Thank you! Trees are much easier to render when they're background trees, believe me. Distant leaves can easily be simplified into multicolored dots...merely making them a suggestion of trees, instead of going through the trouble to draw each leaf. ^^ Me drawing trees close-up is an entirely different thing. I don't have much patience, so I'm a complete baby when I have to draw lots of individual leaves. ^__~
Thank you muchly for your comment, I appreciate it!
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Oh WOW!! I like this so very much!!
-Blaze
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*grin* Thank you! I'm glad you like it! ^^
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Thank you! I'm so happy with the wonderfully-positive reception this picture has been getting!
I appreciate your praise very much!
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Oh wow. That is just utterly fantastic! *Is in awe* What a superb piece of art! Amazing background, and Zel just looks so yummy in those clothes. ^_~
Quickening
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Hello lady, it's wonderful to see you again! *hugs*
Heehee, I'm very glad you like it, I had fun with this one. I rarely get to draw stone-boy in modern outfits, so I jumped at the chance to do it, and do it thoroughly. ^__~
Mmm...I wonder what all he has under that coat...*cackles evilly*
Thank you for your praise!
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lol What an interesting thought. I, too, wonder what he has under that coat. *smirks* Even so, he still looks yummy enough with it. lol And I still can't believe you did all those trees and the water yourself and it isn't any photo manipulation. O_o They look so REAL.
Oh, hey, did you know that TokyoPop is publishing the Slayers novels now? I dunno how much they tweaked the translation between the original Japanese and the "American" version, but I have to say it's uber hilarious. It's quite an interesting look into the mind of Lina Inverse, since it's written from her point of view and all. lol The first book covers pretty much of the entire first series. Probably the second book will cover most of Next, although that one isn't published yet.
Quickening
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This...is so freakishly gorgeous. The anatomy, the detail, the color... The water is particularly great.
When it's smaller, it almost looks like a photograph was used. x0X *worships*
A definite fav.
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Wow, thank you! I'm very honored you like my picture; I've been worshipping your work ever since I found you a few months back, so it's a pleasure, indeed! *bows*
I got so lucky on the water, you have no idea. *laughs* Even though I had something to study from...studying and applying are two very different things, as we all know. ^^ I'm just glad I managed to make it believable.
Thank you so much for your comment, and your fav!
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Oh Lady Zanne!!!!! ( :swoon: :swoon: :swoon: )
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........OhMyGod This's Perfect Beauty!!!!!! #####> ___________________________<#####
This is marvelous, incredible, and absolutely amazing!!! 
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#O____o# *blushes so hard she's ready to pass out* I am SO glad you like my version of your request, and all your praise is going to give me a big head! *laughs*
I don't get many requests to draw Zel in modern clothes, so I wanted to make sure this picture was special. ^_^ That, and I wanted the challenge to do everything by hand, instead of photo manipulation.
I'm happy you like this version of Zel...I wanted to make sure he looked at home in his modern environment, but at the same time, retain that same personality and presence that we all know Zel to have. ^_^
Heehee...I love leather coats...I bet Zel is nice and warm, having been in the sun for a while. *sneaks up to hug him*
You are VERY welcome, Eugene! I would happily art-trade with you any time!
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Oh.. my...lord... The tree's are the most beautiful things I've ever seen.. I am beyond impressed by your coloring... *falls over dead.... revives herself briefly to keep on praising..* The sketchy-lines for highlighting and shading give it a really cool effect too.. really matches up well with the line art. Once again.. you are my hero and I shall worship your coloring till the day i die.
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Ooo...greetings lady, long time no see! ^__^ *hugs*
*blushes and bows* Thank you for your praise, I'm happy that I haven't completely forgotten how to do backgrounds, especially outdoors.
*blushes again* I really appreciate the support, and hope to keep improving as I go. ^___^ Thank you again!
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The ripples in the water looks so-so perfect!!!!O.O I'm so jealous!
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*laughs* Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I was rather surprised at my success on the water...looks like studying the subject once in a while helps. *snicker* I'm so bad at doing homework.
*giggle* Zel is just too much fun to draw, you know?
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i love it..
feels like a mixture between impressionist art and .. realistik..
love the way you've dom Zel..
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Thank you, I'm glad my combination of styles is appealing! ^_^ I was wondering about how it would come out, but I'm glad to find it was reasonably successful, and it was certainly an adventure in itself to do. ^^
Thank you again!
Zel is cute by default...Zel in modern clothes = HOT DAMN!
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well you did very well.. today i saw a scenery that would have worked just great for a similar picture..
wanna hear?.. smile..
think you would do more justice to it, than myself for example..
.. how long did it take you?..
yeah!.. i saw that!.. smile..
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At first glance I thought the was mostly photo manipulated. o_o
I mean, check out that water! Very impressive - and so much detail in the trees and grasses. Even Zel looks real, especially as his posture seems so, whatever the opposite to stiff is, so relaxed and natural. His face I also really like, the expression, definately the eyes - and the hair. Oh screw it, everything about this picture makes me frazzle with envy. I love the quality of your work. This is a fav. ^_^
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Hehehehe...you're not the first person to have thought that. ^^ Few people know that I used to paint landscapes regularly in my college days. 
I was very happy with how well Zel came out. Along with being able to study the water, going to the duckpond also meant I had a good opportunity to study lots of human models too. ^_^ As people know, I have a hard time with anatomy, and being able to directly reference from the real thing makes me a happy Zanne.
Thank you so much for your praise; I am glad you like my end product. ^_____^ It was a challenge, and a blast to make.
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You have outdone yourself, lady! This is simply gorgeous! The level of detail is amazing! I really like how Zel's clothing turned out; you have got such an eye for detail! There's that word again.
I know you were worried about Zel getting lost in a mass of detail, but I don't think that happened at all. I think that the whole thing works together to form a wonderfully cohesive picture that captures a very intimate moment. It's quiet and insightful and a little whimsical all at the same time.
Great job.
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*blushes and bows* Thank you SO much for all your support and help with this pic...without you, it wouldn't be the same. ^__^
Heh, details will be the death of me, I'm sure. One day I'll be found dead on the floor, stylus in hand, and on my forehead the big bold words..."DETAIL WHORE." *laughs*
I'm glad you like Zel's clothes...I actually took a friend's coat and studied it...taking it outside and looking at how the light fell on it. Same thing with the boots. I held one in my hand while I was drawing it. *laughs* Yup! The coat was supposed to be a suede-y looking coat, but I don't think I quite pulled that off. Ah well.
*nodnod* I crossed my fingers and hoped that I had enough emphasis on Zel to be able to get away with all the business in the background...I'm glad you think it was successful! *dance*
Thank you SO much for your fantastic comment, and all your help.
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Oh, I just have to add that Zel appears to be a UT fan since he appears to be wearing a Vol orange shirt.
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Ooooh, lovely work! It's got a nice scribbly almost sketchy but not quite feel to it. I can see why you wanted to show off the brush/linework.
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Thank you very much! The scribbly, chicken-scratchy style is one way to tell if a piece is mine or not, I think. *laughs* Though I'm not sure whether or not my style is due to an innate sense of wanting to texture my linework, or if it's just laziness. ^__~
Yeah, I'm all about brushwork...I LOVE layered textures and playful brushstrokes. Thank you so much for your comment, it's always appreciated.
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You're welcome! It turned out really well.
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Wow..wouldja look at that...
There's lovely background..and...details..and..and..*br ain overloads*
This looks wonderful Zanne.
And you really captured the queit peaceful mood of the situation.
And the reflections in the water are mind-boggling to me. Where do you get the patience to do that?
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*laughs* Thank you, lady! Scary that I actually can do backgrounds to a point, when given the impulse to do so. ^^ Plus, it always helps if I have inspiration and a ready source of references, which in this case, I did. ^^
I'm glad I managed to pull off the mood I was searching for...I was afraid that Zel would look too melancholy, but I think he looks more thoughtful than anything else. ^_^
Heh, those reflections were a result of studying the nearby duck pond for a couple of hours with a small pile of pebbles, and sketching how the ripples affected the overall colors of the water, and how it affected the trees reflections as well. I learned a lot, and it's given me more courage to try more water-based pics. ^^
I don't have nearly the patience people think I have, believe me.
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O_O You pwn at drawing details! o___o the water, the trees the grass.. EVERYTHING! O____O it looks so good! n_n
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Thank you! I have wonderful tree specimens right outside my door, so I got to get down and dirty with nature to produce that background you see. ^__^ Plus, there's a park nearby, so I got to study the water and how it reflects off of the sky and the trees. It's still one of the most difficult things for me to accurately paint. >_<
I'm glad you like it, it's relieving when things work out. ^__^
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Ooooh... so you have a good insperation(sp). o.o I envy you. xD
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My god, the background here is so... Wow... and that water. Geez, just lovely....
and those trees, the gras... did I mention I LOVE THE WATER. The detail in this whole pic is just stunning.
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*giggle* Thank you! I really have had a technique reversing as of late...this impressionistic, quasi-realist style, harkens back from my art student days. Oil and acrylic painting was my area of concentration, and I hadn't realized how much I missed it until a few art postings ago. ^^
I'm glad you think the water is believable...it's always been among the most difficult subjects for me to do...along with human anatomy. *laughs*
Thank you so much for your wondeful comment!
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*blush* Thank you! ^____^ It was fun...in a somewhat complicated way. *laughs*
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Incredible! The scenery is so REAL!
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Thank you! ^__^ There's a neat park across the street from where I live, that gave me inspiration. I'd forgotten how much I like painting landscapes...I used to do it in college all the time. ^^
Thank you again!
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Thank you! Glad you like it! ^_^
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